Make it four blowout wins for the May River Sharks this season. Everything went their way against St. Andrew on Saturday as May River made off with a 48-27 victory. Given May River's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in South Carolina, while St. Andrew's is ranked 448th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
May River was led to victory by Nia Taylor and Brooke Dalton. Taylor scored 15 points along with two steals, while Dalton scored 16 points. That's the first time this season that Dalton scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashleigh Williams, who scored seven points along with two steals.
The win (which was May River's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. As for St. Andrew's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
May River will head out on the road to take on Colleton County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colleton County is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's and Bulloch Academy will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bulloch Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
